Journal of Rhinology  2005;12(1):65-67

A Case of Dacryocele with Recurrent Dacryocystitis.

Seung Won CHUNG 1 ; Hyun Woo LIM ; Sang Hag LEE ; Heung Man LEE

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Keywords

Dacryocele; Lacrimal duct obstruction; Marsupialization

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

A dacryocele is an uncommon complication of obstruction in nasolacrimal drainage system. It seems to occur as a result of a distal obstruction at the Hasner's valve and an proximal obstruction at the Rosenmuller's valve and has mostly been treated by opthalmologists until now. We present a rare case of dacryocele with recurrent dacryocystitis, which recurred after lacrimal probing and bougination. Dacryocele has been treated successfully through marsupialization under the endoscopic visualization.